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US5271551A
US5271551A US07/730,962 US73096291A US5271551A US 5271551 A US5271551 A US 5271551A US 73096291 A US73096291 A US 73096291A US 5271551 A US5271551 A US 5271551A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
    • B65D5/46—Handles
    • B65D5/46072—Handles integral with the container
    • B65D5/4608—Handgrip holes

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  • the present invention relates generally to a box capable of transporting relatively heavy objects, and more particularly to a sturdy and durable box with reinforcement features made of corrugated cardboard or similar material.
  • a prior art box is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,178,093 to Wasyluka, but it is not suitable for transporting relatively heavy objects.
  • end walls of the box are each joined to an extension attached by a folding line.
  • An inner, partially stamped portion of the extension which in turn includes a partially stamped tab, reinforces the gripping hole of the box, but provides only a slight improvement in the properties of the box.
  • One object of the present invention is to achieve a better transmission of force from the gripping hole to the end wall and at the same time to reduce the strain on the hand. This object is achieved by means of the unique features of the present invention as disclosed herein and defined in the appended claims.
  • An important feature of the present invention is that it provides a gap on the order of several centimeters between the gripping hole and adjacent reinforcement members in the body of the box, allowing the gripping area to absorb and transmit greater forces.
  • An important aspect of the invention is based on the recognition that the gripping area is a weak point of prior art boxes. By the improvements provided by the present invention, it is possible to increase the strength of a box by several times. Tests have shown that a box in accordance with the present invention can have a tear strength of about 400 to 500 pounds.
  • the gripping holes are formed with a centrally located bridge at a certain distance from reinforcement members, and the flaps of the box include cutouts centrally located in relation to their lateral boundaries.
  • the ends of the box are provided with an additional reinforcing element in the area between the base of a blank and an adjacent folding edge.
  • an end wall extension is twice folded over, thereby providing a broader bearing surface in the region of the gripping hole, which bearing surface has roughly the width of a suitcase handle.
  • the gripping hole does not dig into the ball of the hand or the base of the fingers when the box is carried.
  • This feature of the invention also provides a better transmission of force from the hand to the gripping hole, end wall and surface area of the box.
  • the box of the present invention may be constructed from a variety of materials, such as corrugated cardboard and solid board, appropriate plastics or combinations of materials.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a box in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view which depicts the details in the area of the gripping hole of a box in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the area of the gripping hole
  • FIG. 4 is a bottom view of a box in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a top view which depicts features of the lid of a box in accordance with the present invention.
  • the figures show a box in accordance with the invention, namely a corrugated cardboard box which can, for example, be used to transport heavy objects such as books.
  • the box may be formed in a conventional manner from a cardboard blank by means of folding, perforating, stamping and cut-outs.
  • the box of the present invention includes a gripping hole 11 in each of its end walls 10.
  • the end wall 10 includes an upper extension which extends beyond folding line 12 and is comprised of two extension portions 13 and 16 of approximately the same size which are separated from each other by folding line 14.
  • FIG. 2 shows how the extension portions 16 are folded over through 180° along the folding line 14, side portion 13 also being folded over through 180° along folding line 12.
  • the tab 17, which is depicted in an alternative embodiment of the tab of FIG. 1, is formed in the end wall 10 in the area of the gripping hole 11. It can be seen that by means of this design of the gripping hole 11 and the tab 17, together with the folded over extension portions 13, 16, greater mechanical strength is provided by the box of the present invention, as well as a more comfortable gripping hole which includes a larger bearing surface.
  • the grip area of a box includes the upper boundary of the gripping hole 11 with a distance H 1 from the edge of the box.
  • Side wall extensions 200 extending from the edge for a distance of H 2 in each case are folded over one another and back as previously described. Since H 2 is slightly greater than H 1 , when the box is loaded, the force is first transmitted from the fold of the gripping hole to the folded-back side walls extensions 200 and only then, after a slight deformation of the gripping hole area, to the end wall 10.
  • the bottom of the folding box as shown in FIG. 4 is shown before assembly is completed.
  • One of the end walls is marked 10; the gripping hole in the end wall 10 is marked 112; the walls of the box have lower extensions which are marked 140, 16 and 170.
  • the lower extensions of the end walls 10 are formed with a slit or cutout 15 which extends along the longitudinal axis of the box but does not continue as far as the adjacent folding edge 21, such that a gap remains which acts as a reinforcing bridge, wherein the reference number 130 indicates the particularly critical point of strain.
  • stamped-out holes 102 are located in the region of the flaps 101 in the end wall extensions 140, and in the area of each of the holes 102 there are preferably provided two flaps 101. Then the two side wall extensions 16, 170 will likewise be folded inwards, the flaps being folded along folding lines 180, inserted through the cutouts 15 and laid back inside the box.
  • the flaps of the side wall extensions 170 include cutouts 190.
  • the area 115 of the lower extension of the end walls 10 defines a bridge which interrupts the cutouts 15 at a predetermined distance from the end of the extensions.
  • At the corresponding points in the side wall extensions 170 are cutouts 117 such that it is possible to assemble the box.
  • the extensions 140 include stamped flaps 101 which, when the box is finally assembled and turned upright, lie above punched-out holes 102, thereby attaching the side wall extensions 140 to one another.
  • the lid of the box in accordance with the present invention is shown in FIG. 5 and is provided with two flaps extending from the sides of the box which lie opposite one another and are provided with slits 110. In the state of the prior art these are slits in which the two edges are straight and parallel.
  • the lid panels each include a slit 110, and one side boundary of each slit has a curved shape 112 in the form of an arc, circle, evolvement or an exponential function, as illustrated in FIG. 5.
  • the curved boundary 112 of one of the flaps lies opposite the straight boundary 111 of the other flap and vice versa.
  • the curved design allows the flaps to be closed by interleaved engagement, arriving more or less unaided in the closed position.
  • the closed position of the flaps is stable as a result of the base 113 of the slit. Nevertheless the box can without difficulty be opened and reused several times without having to deform the flaps.

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